Local help and advice services

Sunderland City Council directory - for help and advice on a range of local services for residents and business owners.

Find your local Sunderland Councillor - to help with complaints about local issues such as planning, waste disposal and highways.

Contact your Labour Members of the European Parliament for the North East - to raise issues relating to EU policies and regulations. 

Citizens Advice Bureau Washington/Sunderland - for help and advice on housing, debt and financial matters.

Northumbria Police - for information on local policing services, as well as making non-urgent crime reports.

National links

H.M. Government Gov.UK Information Service - collated information on services from across Government departments, including tax, benefits and identity services.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission - for information on your rights at work and elsewhere.

Financial Ombudsman Service - for information on making complaints against financial institutions.

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman - for information on making complaints about local or national public services, apart from councils.

Local Government Ombudsman - for information on making a complaint against your local council.

Legal Ombudsman - for information on making a complaint about legal service providers you have used.

The Property Ombudsman Service - for information on making a complaint about estate or letting agents.

The Housing Ombudsman - for information on making a complaint against your landlord, including social housing providers.

Prisons and Probation Ombudsman - for information on making a complaint against HM Prison Service, the UK Border Agency or the National Probation Service.

Trades Union Congress - for information on your rights at work and the benefits of joining a union.

The Labour Party - for information on our vision for a One Nation Britain.

UK Parliament - for information on the history, workings and proceedings of Parliament, as well as coming to visit.

They Work for You - information on the record of MPs and Peers

Other local websites

Arts Centre Washington - for information on exhibitions and community events

Bowes Railway blog - for information on the world's only operational preserved standard gauge cable railway system.

Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums - for information on local cultural and historical attractions

recyclenow.com - for information on local recycling facilities.

Sunderland.co.uk - for user-friendly links to local services and information.

Sunderland Families Information Service - for information on local childcare providers and other services for families. 

Sunderland Carers' Centre - for information on local support services for those providing care to family members and loved ones.

Nexus - for information on local bus services and the Tyne & Wear Metro

If you think you have a useful link for residents of Washington and Sunderland West, then please forward your URL to my office and we may consider adding it to our list.

Disclaimer: Whereas reasonable efforts have been made to list credible organisations' websites, Sharon Hodgson is not responsible for the content nor the availability of these external websites.

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